The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-20

A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
proposed TO the citizens Of this Common.
wealth for their approval or rejection by the
Pcnnsyivania. Published by order Of the Sec.
rctary OF tho Conmonwealth. IN pursuance OF
Article NNtll OF the Constitution.
joint resolution prOpn ing au nre rlnl nj 10
tho constitution Of the common veal IA
sEurioN l. lie IL resolved by the cnate md
House 81 urptc cutatiyes OF the 20 ttuthwoaith
oi PennsyiNanls In Gencrai Asso.no,y met. that
iho following Is proposed as an Amendment OF
the constituu n OF tho comm inweilth II POnn-
sylvanla Ia accordance with the provisions oI
the eighteenth article thereof:
AMENDMENT
strike out from section one, oi article eight,
tLo Tour qualifications for voters which reads
as blows:
I'll twenty two years Of age or upsarJ, Ia
shall have paid, within two wears. a state or
county tax. which shall have boon as>e sed Il
loast two months, and paid at l,ast one mouth
before the olecticn,r 40 that the section which
teads as foiiows:
Every male citizen, twenty. no wears OF ago
possessing the following publications, shall
he entitled TO vote nt all elections
second. Ilc .hall have resided IN thc state
ore year (cr n, having previously b. on a qu,lI
hed olcctor or native born citiz n ct the STATE
ne shall have removed thorefrom and retur nod
hen SIX monthsl imm' dia:ely preceding the
Third. lie sh,l have resided In tho election
istrict who're he shall ttftr 10 vote ut least
two months immcditely preceding tho clec.
unn.
Fourth Iftwcnty two yc,rs Of ape or u.
wards, he snail have paid, within tVu wears, a
slate or county tax, which shall have been as
Sesse at ledtt two months. aud paid n least
one month beiro tho tlccticn," shall b.
amended, soas TO real ne follows:
Every male citizen twcnty-one years ofagc
possessing the following qualifications, shali
he cntit,ed to vote at the polling II.ce of tho
rlcctl'n District of whlch ho N Hat tho time
bga resident and not elsewhere
fitst lIc shall have been q cItiz Of thp
IOIttI - utcs at leA.t tlis Ilva
second. lie shall have resided IN tho state
one year t1r II, having Ir-vtpu-ly b. on 4 quail.
hed clcc'Or or n ttivc horn citiLcn uf the STATE
he shall have removed thcrcfrum AMI returned
then six mOuth-) Immediately preceding tho
election.
iL.t' L. shn'l have resided in tho cleo,
district Whefe no snsli ouer l.. Not, a. cast
thirty days INN dat " preceding tho clcciI IN
The Legislature, at the session thereof neNt
aner the adoption e this srcttpn. shall, an
from time to time 'ho-cAhr may, cusct lass
to property enforce this provision.
fonrih. Every male citiien of the age Of
twebty-one years. who shall have hcou citI.
zen Tor thirty days ant an tHhbltant of this
state one ear next prorcdIuy an elerfIon az.
crpt at municipal elettions, and Tor The last
thirty days resident ut the election district
ia which ho may offer hia vote, shall / @ entitled
to- vote AZ such election IN the election district
oi which hc shall NJ tn. time be "a resident and
not elsewhere for all uiiicnrs that uowarp or
hereafter may be elected by tho people Pr.
vilod. an { In tim" oi war no elcctor IN tho
Uritel states, In the army or navy thereof
shall bo deprived of hls vote 10y reason OF his
absence from such election district, and the
legislature shall have power 10 provide tho
manner in which and tue time and piacc a,
which such ab. ept electors may yoto, and E,r
the return aud canvas OF their votes 10 the
election distrlctin wh,c they re- pectlvcly re.
side
Finh. For tho purpose OF voting, No. person
shall he deemed 10 have gaiued or lost a resi-.
dcnce by reason NJ hi presence or aisen,e
while e'nIlOycd In tho service ui tho Uuitod
states or the state, nor whilo engaged In the
nnvighti' n ut tho waters of the State or OF the
high seas, nor while n student OF any COLLEGE or
seminary OF learning, nor whilo krpt at any
almsEouso 'r public Institution, except the In.
mates Ot any home tor disable cd and INDECENT
soldiers and sailors, who for the purpose of
voting, shan be dceme to reside In tho clcc.
ton district where 'lii humcis located. Laws
shal! DO made Ter ascort-iuinp, by rroucr
proofs, IN" citizens who shall bo en'itlci To
tho right Ut suffrage hereby established.
true copy Of tho ipint resolution.
CHARLES W. STONE
Secretary ufthc Commonwealth